Gongura curry or gongura talimpu

We can prepare many varieties with gongura(red sorrel leaves).This is the third variety I am posting on gongura.Gongura is the most basic in Andhra.

[caption id="attachment_186" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tasty gongura curry/talimpu[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Gongura leaves:5 cups(Red sorrel leaves).


• Onion:2 (big sized).


• Red chillies:5-6.


• Red chilli powder:1 -2 tsp(adjust to your spice level).


• chana dal:1 tbsp.


• Urad dal:2 tsp.


• Salt:adjust to your taste.


• Garlic:12-3 pods.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Oil:4 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Remove the gongura leaves from stems and wash for 3 times and drain them until all the water drains.Spread it on a cloth and dry it in a shade for one day.


• Dry them until all the water becomes dry and take care that they should not become crisp.In summer it will take only 1/2 day.


• Cut the onion into thin slices.


• Heat oil in a kadai and crackle mustard seeds and add chana dal,urad dal and fry until it turn brown in color.


• Now add broken red chillies , garlic and fry well.


• Now add onions and fry well until it turns pink in color.


• Add the gongura leaves and fry well until it reduces the volume.It will take 15-18 min to fry.


• Now add salt and red chilli powder and fry for another 3 min.

Note:

• Alternatively you can fry gongura leaves in another kadai and mix it with seasoning so that we cannot get hard gongura.


• While drying it in shade make sure that to dry in single layer.

 

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